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Posted by Doodoo on August 6, 2008, 8:20 pm
.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> I am having a difference of opinion with a co-worker and I am
>>> wondering if I am right or he is right. His home AC stopped cooling
>>> (over time) and he had it cleaned and re-charged. He said the
>>> mechanic who charged it said it had lost nearly half its charge. I
>>> said if it lost any of its charge, then there had to have been a
>>> leak. To me this was common sense and agrees with what I know about
>>> car air conditioners. He said that he would choose to agree with his
>>> mechanic who said that all it needed was cleaning, charging and
>>> regular (once a year) servicing.
>>> Who's right? How else might a home air conditioner lose its charge?
>>> If it can lose its charge without any defective parts, how does that
>>> happen and what needs to be done to avoid that happening?
>> Real simple to figure out.... Have the tech do an electronic leak search.
>> When the electronic sniffer finds a leak that big, it will go crazy even
>> being in the same room as the leak. Its a "sealed" system and unless there
>> is a leak, then it should *NEVER* lose any of its refrigerant charge. The
>> system should be checked at least yearly to make sure that it has not
>> developed any leaks. At this point in time, assuming that it is an R-22
>> system, your co-worker would be money ahead to replace the entire system
>> with a new super energy efficient R-410a system. If your co-worker suspects
>> someone stealing the refrigerant or "huffing" the refrigerant, put a dot of
>> fingernail polish on the caps to create a seal that will be a tattletail to
>> see if somebody is opening up the system that isn't authorized. If you think
>> its a neighborhood kid, then also coat the caps with Prussian Blue....and
>> when the seal is found to be broken, look for the kid with the blue fingers.
>
> Hell with that. Get an ammonia based system :-)
Put a security perimeter of Claymores around it.
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Posted by KJPRO on August 6, 2008, 9:40 pm
>> Hi,
>> I am having a difference of opinion with a co-worker and I am
>> wondering if I am right or he is right. His home AC stopped cooling
>> (over time) and he had it cleaned and re-charged. He said the
>> mechanic who charged it said it had lost nearly half its charge. I
>> said if it lost any of its charge, then there had to have been a
>> leak. To me this was common sense and agrees with what I know about
>> car air conditioners. He said that he would choose to agree with his
>> mechanic who said that all it needed was cleaning, charging and
>> regular (once a year) servicing.
>> Who's right? How else might a home air conditioner lose its charge?
>> If it can lose its charge without any defective parts, how does that
>> happen and what needs to be done to avoid that happening?
> Real simple to figure out.... Have the tech do an electronic leak search.
> When the electronic sniffer finds a leak that big, it will go crazy even
> being in the same room as the leak. Its a "sealed" system and unless
> there is a leak, then it should *NEVER* lose any of its refrigerant
> charge. The system should be checked at least yearly to make sure that it
> has not developed any leaks. At this point in time, assuming that it is an
> R-22 system, your co-worker would be money ahead to replace the entire
> system with a new super energy efficient R-410a system. If your co-worker
> suspects someone stealing the refrigerant or "huffing" the refrigerant,
> put a dot of fingernail polish on the caps to create a seal that will be a
> tattletail to see if somebody is opening up the system that isn't
> authorized. If you think its a neighborhood kid, then also coat the caps
> with Prussian Blue....and when the seal is found to be broken, look for
> the kid with the blue fingers.
Better yet, use a little refrigerant dye... it will still be on their hands
after washing. :-)
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Posted by Noon-Air on August 6, 2008, 9:46 pm
>>> Hi,
>>> I am having a difference of opinion with a co-worker and I am
>>> wondering if I am right or he is right. His home AC stopped cooling
>>> (over time) and he had it cleaned and re-charged. He said the
>>> mechanic who charged it said it had lost nearly half its charge. I
>>> said if it lost any of its charge, then there had to have been a
>>> leak. To me this was common sense and agrees with what I know about
>>> car air conditioners. He said that he would choose to agree with his
>>> mechanic who said that all it needed was cleaning, charging and
>>> regular (once a year) servicing.
>>> Who's right? How else might a home air conditioner lose its charge?
>>> If it can lose its charge without any defective parts, how does that
>>> happen and what needs to be done to avoid that happening?
>> Real simple to figure out.... Have the tech do an electronic leak search.
>> When the electronic sniffer finds a leak that big, it will go crazy even
>> being in the same room as the leak. Its a "sealed" system and unless
>> there is a leak, then it should *NEVER* lose any of its refrigerant
>> charge. The system should be checked at least yearly to make sure that it
>> has not developed any leaks. At this point in time, assuming that it is
>> an R-22 system, your co-worker would be money ahead to replace the entire
>> system with a new super energy efficient R-410a system. If your co-worker
>> suspects someone stealing the refrigerant or "huffing" the refrigerant,
>> put a dot of fingernail polish on the caps to create a seal that will be
>> a tattletail to see if somebody is opening up the system that isn't
>> authorized. If you think its a neighborhood kid, then also coat the caps
>> with Prussian Blue....and when the seal is found to be broken, look for
>> the kid with the blue fingers.
> Better yet, use a little refrigerant dye... it will still be on their
> hands after washing. :-)
Prussian Blue takes 2 weeks to wear off.
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